Historical Events In August - 14

1911  Ethel Lois Payne, journalist (Chic Defender)/1st Lady of Black Press on August - 14.   

1912  2,500 US marines invade Nicaragua; US remains until 1925 on August - 14.   

1912  On this day in history eva Strittmatter, writer   

1913  Fred Davis, English world champ snooker player (1948-49, 51) on this day in history.   

1914  British field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France on August - 14.   

1914  Sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937) on August - 14.   

1915  On August - 14 british transport Royal Edward sank by German U boat kills 1000   

1915  On August - 14 lord Mishcon, economist   

1916  On this day in history andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow)   

1917  On August - 14 china declares war on Germany and Austria at start of WW I   

1917  On this day in history china declares war on Germany & Austria at start of WW I   

1919  On August - 14 the first plane flight between Montreal and Quebec; takes 5 hours, now it takes the same time but we now include the time to get to and from the airports   

1919  On August - 14 white Sox Happy Felsch ties record of 4 outfield assists in a game   

1920  On this day in history little Entente formed by Czechoslovakia & Yugoslavia   

1920  Nehemiah Persoff, Jerusalem Palestine, actor (Al Capone, Yentl) on this day in history.   

1921  Tannu Tuva, later Tuvinian People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Russia) on August - 14.   

1921  On this day in history giorgio Strehler, theatre director   

1922  On this day in history 1st "old time" musicians broadcasted on radio (Jenkins-WSB Atlanta)   

1922  On this day in history alfred CW Harmsworth, 1st viscount Northcliffe/newspaper magnate, dies   

1923  William Flanagan, composer on August - 14.   

1923  On August - 14 jacob T Cremer, pres (Dutch Handel-Mij), dies at 76   

1924  On August - 14 australia's Cobb & Co stagecoach service makes its last run, from Surat to Yeulba in Queensland.   

1924  Georges Prêtre, French conductor on August - 14.   

1925  Mount Rushmore 1st proposed on this day in history.   

1925  Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Va, columnist/humorist (NY Times) on this day in history.   

1926  Alice Adams, US author on this day in history.   

1927  Frank Cvitanovich, film maker on August - 14.   

1928  On this day in history ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur's "Front Page," premieres in NYC   

1928  Laurentius L M [Laurens] van Deenen, (pathed)physiologist on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37   

1929  On this day in history jewish Agency for Palestine forms   

1929  Hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter on August - 14.   

1932  On this day in history 10th Olympic Games at Los Angeles closes   

1932  On August - 14 rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies   

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1297  On this day in history birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

1473  On this day in history birth of margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)   

1479  On August - 14 birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on August - 14.   

1575  On this day in history birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)   

1586  On this day in history birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

1599  On this day in history birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on August - 14.   

0582  On August - 14 death of tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor   

1167  On this day in history raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1204  Death of Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182) on August - 14.   

1390  On this day in history death of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)   

1433  On August - 14 johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

1573  On this day in history death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

1587  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on August - 14.   

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on this day in history.